In my field, a little goes a long way. So why must we chase large grants?
More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris
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Are the US’ international funding cuts another nail in the SDGs’ coffin?
Sweeping cuts to USAID and the NIH have stranded the numerous overseas research groups in the Global South that relied on their funding. With scepticism already mounting that the SDGs will be met by...
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Spin-out money ‘no quick fix’ but can ‘replenish the pot’
Universities should reinvest any money made from commercialisation rather than see it as a way of fixing financial problems, says expert
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AI risks undermining the heart of higher education
If students?don’t make the effort to comprehend, synthesise and relate ideas for themselves, they will miss out on meaningful academic growth, says Zahid Naz
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Tailoring teaching for disabled students ‘can benefit everyone’
As people from non-traditional backgrounds become the majority in Australian universities, a legal academic argues that efforts to accommodate?them can help the old guard too
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Afghans shut out of higher education need their own open university
An internationally supported online institution could give hope to the country’s young women, now confined to their homes, says an Afghan scholar
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Nanyang: the story of one of the world’s fastest-rising universities
Rankings did not drive the Singaporean institution’s strategy, but gave the then underdog the data and visibility to enter a virtuous circle of success, explain Bertil Andersson and Tony Mayer
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Building connections with AI industry is vital to keeping degrees relevant
Universities must also be flexible enough to facilitate continuous course adaptation as technology advances, say Caroline and Lee Clewley
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Asia University Rankings 2025: methodology
Our methodology uses data on all aspects of Asian universities' core missions?
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UK university redundancies: latest updates
As higher education institutions shed thousands of jobs, we track developments and bring together latest analysis with resources for affected staff and students
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We’re investing in data quality to strengthen our rankings
The use of generative AI and a new engine drawing on data from government agencies are among the ways in which we’re doubling down on quality, says David Watkins
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WUR and ISR 2026: time to submit your data
Universities are invited to participate, as the portal for our global research-focused rankings opens
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探花视频 rankings: 2025 schedule
Our rankings tables provide detailed insights on the performance of all types of higher education institutions from every corner of the world
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More than 2,000 universities in World University Rankings for first time
Milestone marks biggest rise in number of ranked universities in five years